HMRC warning to avoid ‘£100 fine’ as even those on state pension risk missing deadline | Personal Finance | Finance
Taxpayers risk an automatic £100 fine if they miss the January 31 deadline to submit their self-assessment tax return.
The Christmas and New Year period sees a surge of online tax return submissions to HMRC with many taxpayers choosing to file their return on Christmas Day itself.
Last year, nearly 26,000 people filed their self-assessment returns between December 24 and 26.
Submissions need to be done online, as the deadline for anyone wanting to submit a paper return was 30 October.
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